Documentary feature films in competition 2025

FILMS

Farming the Revolution

Farming the Revolution

A film by Nishtha JAIN and Akash BASUMATARI
In November 2020, Gurbaz Sangha, a 26-year-old Indian farmer, traveled 400 kilometers on his tractor, from his native Punjab to the outskirts of Delhi. Like him, ...
The Leopard’s Tribe

The Leopard’s Tribe

A film by Miriam Chandy Menacherry
The authorities of Mumbai are cutting down thousands of trees to expand the public transport network, threatening a forest where a community of 10,000 indigenous people live. At the ...
Malavoune Tango

Malavoune Tango

A film by Jean-Marc Lacaze
In Mayotte, the only French island remaining in the Comoros archipelago, a group of young people breed and raise dogs. Amidst petty tricks and small thefts, Chef, Flamsy, and Mopé seek to ...
Faritra “The zone”

Faritra “The zone”

A film by Tovoniaina RASOANAIVO and Luck RAZANAJAONA
Feature-length documentary Jury award
Two filmmakers visit the juvenile detention wing of the Maison Centrale ...
As noites ainda cheiram a pólvora (The nights still smell of gunpowder)

As noites ainda cheiram a pólvora (The nights still smell of gunpowder)

A film by Inadelso Cossa
Thirty-two years after the civil war in Mozambique, Inadelso Cossa returns to his hometown to explore the remnants of the past. Through conversations with locals and a sensory immersion, he ...
Ndoto Ya Samira (Samira’s dream)

Ndoto Ya Samira (Samira’s dream)

A film by Nino Tropiano
The story of Samira, a young woman from Zanzibar, who dreams of starting a family like all her friends, but is also determined to pursue higher education and a career. Throughout the seven years ...